Avalokiteshvara Tapestries
Description: In this rare 14th-century Tibetan painting of Chenresi, a cosmic form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, he is represented with ten heads and one thousand arms, which fan out to form a golden aureole. Each of the Buddhist savior’s hands has an eye in its palm, an embodiment of his power to radiate wisdom in every quarter of the universe. He stands elevated on a lotus pedestal and is surrounded by cave-like niches, each occupied by either a lineage lama or a protective deity. At the lower left is an offering table with attendant monks. Two inscriptions appear on the reverse: one in Sanskrit (the ye dharma charm-verse, or dharaṇi) and one in Tibetan that praises patience, “the holiest ascetic practice.”
Description: Avalokiteshvara is the bodhisattva of Compassion. The eleven heads see and hear all cries of suffering in the world. The thousand hands, guided by Wisdom eyes in each palm, are outstretched to help ease the suffering of all beings. I like to think that each of us has the capacity to be a helping hand of compassion and wisdom to relieve the suffering of all beings. My art begins as ink on paper. These designs preserve that raw look of ink on paper.
Description: Avalokiteshvara is the bodhisattva of Compassion. The eleven heads see and hear all cries of suffering in the world. The thousand hands, guided by Wisdom eyes in each palm, are outstretched to help ease the suffering of all beings. I like to think that each of us has the capacity to be a helping hand of compassion and wisdom to relieve the suffering of all beings. My art begins as ink on paper. These designs preserve that raw look of ink on paper.
